MOA Shop
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The MOA Shop suits a visitor who wants Northwest Coast art or a book on it from a museum that names its artists, and the shop's Musqueam creators collection comes from the Nation whose land the museum stands on. The trade-off is the trip out to UBC, close to an hour by bus and on foot from downtown.
Photo Xicotencatl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Check the hours before you go
From 15 October to 15 May the shop opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, with Thursdays to 9 pm, and it closes on Mondays. From 15 May to 15 October it opens daily. The shop also sells online.
Meet the makers on the shelves
The shop sits in the museum lobby at UBC, a 15-minute walk from the UBC bus exchange. Its shelves follow MOA's exhibitions, with books such as Glory and Exile: Haida History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson. MOA has worked with artists from the Pacific Northwest Coast and further afield in this shop since 1977. The shop's website names artists it features, among them Morgan Asoyuf, Carrie Matilpi, Lou-Ann Neel, Meghann O'Brien and Lyle Wilson.
One collection gathers work by Musqueam creators, which MOA says is dedicated to teaching the creators' living history and culture. Another collects Canadian-made goods. The Squamish skincare company Sḵwálwen Botanicals lists the museum among its stockists. Ask staff who made a piece, because MOA keeps artist profiles for the work it sells.
From October to May the museum closes on Mondays. Thursdays run late to 9 pm all year, which gives you an evening option after a day downtown.
Worth knowing
- Take the 68 from UBC Exchange to NW Marine Drive at West Mall to save the walk on a wet day.
Quick answers about MOA Shop
When is the MOA Shop open?
The MOA Shop in the lobby of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm between 15 October and 15 May, and on Thursdays it stays open until 9 pm.
Does the MOA Shop sell work by Musqueam artists?
Yes. The MOA Shop at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC has a collection of work by Musqueam creators, which MOA says is dedicated to teaching the creators' living history and culture.
Who runs MOA Shop?
The Museum of Anthropology at UBC runs the shop in its lobby, and MOA says the shop has engaged and featured artists from the Pacific Northwest Coast and across the globe since 1977. MOA stands on the ancestral, unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people, and it puts the shop's proceeds back into the museum, including its acquisitions.
What are the opening hours of MOA Shop?
MOA Shop keeps these hours: Mon closed; Tue–Wed 10:00–17:00; Thu 10:00–21:00; Fri–Sun 10:00–17:00.
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